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American expat in Hong Kong Shannon Young has been updating us on her quest to become a full-time writer since her first post in October 2014, nearly three years ago. As her summer 2017 update shows, she’s come a very long way! Dear Displaced Diary, It’s a bright, sunny day in Hong Kong, and summer […]

It’s been much too long since we’ve heard from Shannon Young, an American expat in Hong Kong who recently achieved her dream of becoming a full-time writer. Those who have been following her diary from the beginning won’t be surprised to learn that she’s been extremely productive in the interim. About to finish her five-book fantasy […]

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from American expat in Hong Kong and aspiring writer Shannon Young. She actually gave herself a break this summer—and as soon as she came back at it, pieces started falling into place… Dear Displaced Diary, Did you have a nice summer? Mine was a great mix of family […]

American expat in Hong Kong and aspiring writer Shannon Young officially met her monthly income target in April, and in May had already achieved that target in 20 days. How did she get so productive? Dear Displaced Diary, It’s hard to believe it has already been two months since my last entry. The past five […]

The last time we heard from American expat in Hong Kong and aspiring writer Shannon Young, she was hatching some big plans for 2016. So, how many books has she managed to crank out since? Prepare to be amazed…! Dear Displaced Diary, As you may recall, two months ago I laid out my goals for […]

We haven’t heard from American expat in Hong Kong and aspiring writer Shannon Young for a while. Does that mean she’s thrown in the towel on the full-time writing gig? Read on to find out… Dear Displaced Diary, It has been a few months since my last entry. When we left off, I had just […]

American expat in Hong Kong Shannon Young quit her day job a year ago to become a full-time writer. Here’s the latest entry in her expat writer’s diary. Dear Displaced Diary, Yesterday I finished writing the Seabound Chronicles. It’s hard to wrap my head around that sentence: I…AM…FINISHED…WRITING…THE…SEABOUND…CHRONICLES. I first got the idea for this […]

American expat in Hong Kong Shannon Young quit her day job a year ago to become a full-time writer. Here’s the latest entry in her expat writer’s diary. Dear Displaced Diary, As you’ve no doubt noticed over these many months, most of my entries have focused on the good things happening in my life as […]

American expat in Hong Kong Shannon Young quit her day job a year ago to become a full-time writer. Here’s the latest entry in her expat writer’s diary. Dear Displaced Diary, It’s still blazing hot here in Hong Kong, but the kids are heading back to school and expats are returning from home leave visits […]

American expat in Hong Kong Shannon Young quit her day job last year to become a full-time writer. Here’s the latest entry in her expat writer’s diary. Dear Displaced Diary, I write to you on the occasion of my one-year full-time writing anniversary! One year ago I quit my job as an English teacher to […]

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